Nerd - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |nɜːrd|  American pronunciation of the word nerd
Brit.  |nɜːd|  British pronunciation of the word nerd

noun

- an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious (syn: grind, swot, wonk)
- an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession

Extra examples

He dresses like a nerd.

...was such a nerd in college that she spent Saturday nights at the library...

Nerds study all the time because they like to.

...the niceties of social intercourse are lost on that nerd...

“Nerd” is a term of derision.

Word forms

noun
singular: nerd
plural: nerds
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